F-35の名前が決まったみたいね

LOCKHEED MARTIN JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER OFFICIALLY NAMED "LIGHTNING II"

The first F-35 Lightning II is unveiled at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 7. The stealth fighter was officially named at the ceremony, with the name Lightning evoking two historic fighter aircraft: the Lockheed P-38 Lightning and the English Electric Lightning.

二大出資国である、アメリカのペロ八と英国ライトニングの名前にちなんだそうです。